It is exactly a year since I started blogging. Since then I have
been thinking of writing on our several visits to Tirumala / Tirupati the abode
of Lord Sri Venkateshwara Swamy and post some related photographs. Somehow it
always got postponed and is now taking shape in my ‘One hundred and ninety-second’
(192nd) post, at the completion of my first year of blogging.
When I was in Praga Tools Limited, a Government of India, Ministry
of Defence Undertaking I was eligible for an annual Earned-leave of 33 days to
be availed in one go. I was with this Company for 21 years and in all these
years I went to Tirupati with my family during my annual leave. Of course, even
after leaving this Company, I have gone to Tirupati regularly. Lord Sri
Venkateshwara Swamy is called ‘Kaliyuga GOD’ that is the GOD of present times
who is very merciful and is fulfilling the wishes of everyone who prays him.
The GOD here is so popular that the pilgrims with their vow-fulfillments and
thanksgiving offerings make this Temple the richest in the country. The Temple
is on Tirumala Hills at Tirupati town in AP State. It is a beautiful place. The
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams which is in charge of the Temples in Tirupati
and Tirumala is maintaining the Temples, the rituals there and all the
arrangements for pilgrims like accommodation and food to the best of their
ability. Tirupati is well connected by Rail, Road and Air. Every day a minimum
of 30 thousand pilgrims visit Tirumala.
My visits to Tirumala / Tirupati have been both for religious
purposes and as a peaceful holiday at this sacred place. With this Part-1
article on Tirupati, I am mostly posting photographs of our trips to Tirupati
in large groups of our family / extended family. I am sure these photographs
would remind family members of the nice time we had during those trips and make
them happy. I hope the followers of my blog would also find the photographs
interesting. I shall write on Tirumala / Tirupati in more detail in my next few
posts.
uncle, i visited Tirupathi on December 30, 2008 with my fiance. The aura in the temple was so peaceful. i am thinking of going again, but shirdi seems to be next on the cards with my roomie. been there?
ReplyDeleteThank you for following my blog. Yes, we have been to Shirdi. As you know it is also an equally popular Temple. You may not find the town or the facilities there too good, in comparison to Tirupati. However travel packages to Shirdi from Hyderabad inclusive of stay are very convenient.
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